Mass noun

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Antonyms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Noun

mass noun (plural: mass nouns)

1. 1933 A noun describing something that cannot be counted, usually with no plural form and used without the indefinite article. Examples: information, money, soap. In contrast, dollar and euro are examples of count nouns. Some nouns, such as wine, can be either mass nouns or count nouns: as a mass noun, wine refers to wine in general; as a count noun (with plural wines) wine refers to a variety of wine.

Synonyms

• non-count noun
• uncountable noun

Antonyms

• count noun, countable noun

Translations

• Dutch: niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord
• Finnish: ainesana

See also

• collective noun
• Wikipedia article on mass nouns